and the community to host a variety of events, and it was an informational session for people to learn about all the opportunities there are to work from home in the telecom- muting industry, including the financial implications. Jack Kyte, Executive Director of the Pictou County Chamber of Commerce, participated in our Virtual Job Fair and talked about a project they are currently working on called ‘Chamber Hub,’ which is a co- workspace. This is a space for people who work from home to come to once a week or more so that they can get out of their home office and just work in a different space. It’s also a great space to meet and collaborate with like-minded individuals. We were also able to, at the Virtual Job Fair, Skype-in five international employers who run work-from- home busi- nesses who spoke to the nearly one hundred people in attendance about the best practices and opportunities this career path offers. We want the people of New Glasgow and Pictou County to know that we’re looking into every sort of option to bring the most jobs, the most career opportunities, the best jobs, to this region and that’s what the Virtual Job Fair was really all about, offering another tool to success to our residents. At the end of the day it’s about retention, too – keeping people living and working in Pictou County. GM: We jokingly call it ‘The Ten Foot Commute.’
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • JUNE 2017
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